The Effect of Single Serving Versus Entire Package Nutritional Information on Consumption Norms and Actual Consumption of a Snack Food

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 365-370

  Antonuk, Beth ^a   Block, Lauren G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

consumption norm; dual column label; nutrition label; portion size; serving size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849187851     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2006.05.016     Document Type: Article

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